The Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant is a well respected jazz club in Twin Cities. The club opened in the 1980's at Bandanna Square in Saint Paul and moved to downtown Minneapolis on Nicollet Mall in 2002. The club brings top touring jazz musicians to the Twin Cities. Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory and marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... Twin cities are two towns or cities that are geographically close to each other and may seem to form a single unit, often referred to collectively. ... The name Saint Paul may refer to one of several possible meanings or references, though it is most commonly used to refer to the Biblical Paul of Tarsus. ... This article is about the city in Minnesota. ... View of Nicollet Mall from the skyway Nicollet Mall is a portion of Nicollet Avenue in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Along with Hennepin Avenue, it forms the cultural and commercial heart of the city. ...

The list of who has played the Dakota is like a who's who of jazz: Ray Brown, McCoy Tyner, Toots Thielemans, Joey DeFrancesco, Ahmad Jamal, Chucho Valdes, Benny Green, Joe Williams, Bobby Hutcherson, Roy Haynes, Arturo Sandoval, Wallace Roney, Charles Lloyd, Roy Hargrove, Nicholas Payton, Larry Coryell, Pat Martino, Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff, Sonny Fortune, Frank Morgan, Zakir Hussain, Kurt Elling, Joshua Redman, James Carter, Madeleine Peyroux, Regina Carter, Patricia Barber, Von Freeman, Billy Higgins, Charles Brown, and many many more. Von Freeman, Nachito Herrera and Barbara Morrison have recorded live at the Dakota Jazz Club. Raymond Matthews (Ray) Brown (October 13, 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania– July 2, 2002) was an American jazz bassist. ... McCoy Tyner Alfred McCoy Tyner (born December 11, 1938), commonly known as McCoy Tyner, is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, best known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet. ... Jean Toots Thielemans (born Brussels, April 29, 1922) is a Belgian jazz artist well known for his guitar, harmonica play and also for his highly accomplished professional whistling. ... Joey DeFrancesco (b. ... Cover of Ahmads Blues Ahmad Jamal (born July 2, 1930) is a highly-regarded American Jazz pianist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. His given name was Fritz Jones but upon converting to Islam around 1952 he began using the name Ahmad Jamal. ... Chucho Vald s (1945 -) is a Cuban jazz musician and pianist. ... Benny Green (1927–1998) born in Leeds, Yorkshire in the UK, was a cockney accented British jazz saxophonist, who was most well known by the public for his radio shows and books. ... There are several Joe Williams: Smokey Joe Williams, baseball pitcher and hall of famer. ... Bobby Hutcherson (born January 27, 1941 in Los Angeles) is a jazz vibraphone and marimba player. ... Roy Owen Haynes (born Boston, Massachusetts, March 13, 1925) is one of the most recorded drummers in jazz. ... Arturo Sandoval (born November 6, 1949) is a jazz trumpeter and pianist. ... Wallace Roney (born May 25, 1960) is an American trumpet player and jazz musician. ... Charles Lloyd on stage with Billy Higgins Charles Lloyd (March 15, 1938-) is an American jazz musician. ... Roy Hargrove, born in 1969 in Waco, Texas, has gone from a child prodigy to become an established young jazz trumpeter, with several albums as a leader under his belt. ... Nicholas Payton is a jazz trumpet player. ... Larry Coryell Larry Coryell (April 2, 1943-) is an American jazz guitarist. ... Pat Martino (born Pat Azzara, August 25, 1944) is a jazz guitarist and composer. ... Brother Jack McDuff (17 September 1926 - 23 January 2001) was a jazz organist and bandleader prominent during the soul jazz era of the 1960s. ... Sonny Fortune, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 19, 1939, is an American jazz player, alto saxophonist, and flutist. ... Frank Morgan as The Wizard of Oz. ... Zakir Hussain may be: Zakir Hussain (musician), the tabla player Dr Zakir Hussain, the former president of India This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Categories: Musician stubs | 1967 births | Jazz singers ... Joshua Redman (born February 1, 1969) is a prominent jazz saxophonist who records for Nonesuch Records. ... Order: 39th President Term of Office: January 20, 1977–January 20, 1981 Preceded by: Gerald Ford Succeeded by: Ronald Reagan Date of birth: October 1, 1924 Place of birth: Plains, Georgia Date of death: Place of death: First Lady: Rosalynn Carter Political party: Democratic Vice President: Walter Mondale James Earl... Careless Love album cover Madeleine Peyroux is a jazz singer who was born in 1974 in Athens, Georgia, and raised in New York City and Paris. ... Regina Carter Regina Carter (born in Detroit, Michigan in 1966) is an American jazz violinist. ... Patricia Barber, Jazz Musician Patricia Barber born in 1956, is an American Jazz singer, pianist, and bandleader. ... Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936–May 3, 2001) was an American jazz drummer. ... Note: there have been several other people named Charles Brown Charles Brown (September 13, 1922 - January 21, 1999) was an American blues singer and pianist, originally a member of The Blazers. ...

See also

• List of jazz clubs

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External links

• Jazz Police Dakota Jazz Club Review
• Dakota Jazz Club website. Retrieved on 2006-07-31.